Ryt·i·na n. Zool. A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
Note: ☞ It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick, blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for their oil and flesh.
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stel·ler n. Zool. The rytina; -- called also stellerine and Steller's sea cow. See rytina.
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Stel·ler's sea cow prop. n. Zool. The rytina; -- called also stellerine and steller. See rytina.
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Steller's sea cow
n : extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic
coast of the Bering Sea [syn: Hydrodamalis gigas]